09:00 AM - 09:30 AM
Opening ceremony

Opening ceremony and a speech delivered by Minister of Economy Richard Sulík.

09:30 AM - 10:40 AM
Panel 1 - How to get new champions of Slovak industry

Modern industry must perform the supportive role to the society with long-term as well as the acute or emergency issues. Top industrial players can turn ideas into market success with their own innovations and ability to collaborate with technology providers, scientists, universities and other stakeholders.
Speakers:
Jana Kiššová, Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic
Marek Rešovský, Managing Director, Deutsche Telekom Services Europe Slovakia
Martin Kele, Director, Matador Holding
Martin Jančo, CEO, M2M Solutions
Juraj Habovštiak, Founder, MTS
Juraj Sinay, Technical University of Košice
Panel chaired by: Martin Jesný, Analyst Revue priemyslu

10:45 AM - 11:35 AM
Panel 2 - How to Manage Crisis Situations- Experiences from the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic brought many challenges that have also affected Slovak entrepreneurs. Our panelists come from companies that thanks to their ingenuity, even in these difficult times, managed to adjust their product portfolio to the current circumstances.
Speakers:
Jan Kráľ, Technical University of Košice
Ingrid Brocková, State Secretary, Ministry od Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic
Juraj Habovštiak, CEO, MTS, spol. s r.o.
Norbert Brath, Deputy Managing Director, ŠVEC a SPOL
Panel chaired by: Oto Pisoň, Deputy of the Investment Project Department & Innovation Manager SARIO

11:40 AM - 12:30 PM
Panel 3 - Sky is not the limit: How Slovak companies are finding new business opportunities in space economy

The 21st century is an era of dynamic growth and disruptive trends in the space sector. Together with invited Slovak companies, we will discuss possibilities that the space sector brings to the Slovak businesses both in the area of hardware fated to leave the Earth and in the area of space applications which, on the contrary, find a wide practical use on our planet.
Speakers:
Matej Poliaček, Robotics Engineer, RoboTech Vision
Ján Baláž, Scientist, Space Engineer, Corresponding Member of the International Academy of Astronautics
Matúš Bakoň, CEO, Founder, insar.sk
Peter Barančík, Masam
Panel chaired by: Michal Brichta, Teamleader for Diversification Services & Senior Consultant of the Investment Project Department SARIO

01:00 PM - 05:00 PM
B2B meetings

Bilateral business negotiations based on pre-planned schedule participants receive beforehand.
Choose the companies you want to negotiate with and create an individual schedule of participants. You have 20 minutes reserved for one meeting.
TIP: Don't forget your materials, business cards, etc.
TIP: HOW TO PLAN A B2B NEGOTIATION (see below)

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